Commentary: TANGLE[+entity][+physical][+strands][+intertwined][+hair/+vine/+rope]
Examples:
It took an hour to brush out the tangles in her hair.
They used machetes to chop their way through the tangle of jungle vines.
The students left a tangle of lines by the boat for their instructor to tidy up.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1
Commentary: TANGLE[+state][+information][+perplexity]
Examples:
We tried to decipher the tangle of regulations on the government form.
The book cuts through the tangle of details to give a clear overview of the current state of molecular biology.
The whole story seems to be just a tangle of lies.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2
Commentary: TANGLE[+event][+social][+disagreement]
Examples:
The police had to break up a tangle in front of the town tavern last night.
Pete and Bob got into a tangle over a woman.
Mary tried to avoid tangles at work with her contentious boss.
Mappings:
PropBank: tangle.01
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 2b
Commentary: TANGLE[+entity][+physical][+organism][+seaweed][+large]
Examples:
Pieces of green tangle lay along the beach at low tide.
Air bladders kept the tangle afloat on the surface of the sea.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 2